Photos of the Day: 2/4

Australia’s Nicole Parks crashes at the finish of the moguls slope during a moguls training session at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hindu devotees offer prayers at Sangam, confluence of Hindu holy rivers of Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, early morning on the auspicious occasion of ìBasant Panchamiî at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Basant Panchami, the fifth day of spring is celebrated by worshipping Hindu Goddess of knowledge and wisdom, Saraswati. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus bathe at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as ìMagh Mela.î. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

White lioness Azira lies in their cage with her three white cubs that were born last week in a private zoo in Borysew, in central Poland, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Zoo owner Andrzej Pabich says white lions often have defects the prevent giving birth, or the mother rejects her cubs, but two and a half-year-old Azira has been patiently feeding and caring for her little ones, as three and a half-year-old Sahim, who fathered them, watches from a neighboring cage. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

An Afghan refugee girl, chants the English Alphabets to her classmates, during her class at makeshift school set up in a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Around a hundred illiterate Afghan refugee girls and boys gather for three hours daily in a mosque, room, and a yard, to learn with a volunteering female and male teacher, how to read alphabets and numbers. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

People walk through a snow-covered Central Park in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. The National Weather Service said Monday’s storm, which brought 8 inches of snow to New York City, will be followed by a new storm in the Midwest on Tuesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Members of the Russian team photograph Nina Reithmayer of Austria during a training run at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kristy McGuire, 8, and her brother Harry, 6, pose with a glass sculpture ‘Tiger Marlin Fiori’ by U.S. artist Dale Chihuly during the launch of an exhibition of his work ‘Dale Chihuly: Beyond the Object’ at the Halcyon Gallery in London. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A man dressed up in the role of a Chinese emperor performs on roller skates during a temple fair to celebrate the Chinese lunar new year at the Yuanmingyuan Garden in Beijing, China. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A man reacts to a gust of wind as it starts to snow in front of an electronic stock board at a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average dived more than 4 percent Tuesday as weakness in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing sent Asian markets sharply lower. The Nikkei tumbled 4.2 percent to 14,008.47 and is down 14 percent over the past month. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photos of the Day: 2/4

Kristy McGuire, 8, and her brother Harry, 6, pose with a glass sculpture ‘Tiger Marlin Fiori’ by U.S. artist Dale Chihuly during the launch of an exhibition of his work ‘Dale Chihuly: Beyond the Object’ at the Halcyon Gallery in London. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS